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Bio-enhancing Concrete Technology for Marine Construction

Bio-enhancing concrete technology that increases the ecological value of coastal and marine infrastructure

December 2019
January 2023
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Bio-enhancing Concrete Technology for Marine Construction by ECOncrete Tech Ltd implemented by Port of Vigo in Vigo (Spain) in 2023

Bio-enhancing Concrete Technology for Marine Construction by ECOncrete Tech Ltd implemented by Port of San Diego in San Diego (United States) in 2021

Compared to standard cement-based concrete, which accounts for up to 8% of global CO2 emissions, the project has an 80% reduced carbon footprint whilst also rejuvenating coastal ecosystems and their ability to store CO2.

Bio-enhancing Concrete Technology for Marine Construction

Bio-enhancing concrete technology that increases the ecological value of coastal and marine infrastructure

  • World Alliance Member
  • Featured Solution
  • Labelled Solution
Label Date January 3, 2023
From Spain
Maturity stage TRL 9 / CRI 5-6 - Market competition driving widespread deployment &/"Bankable" grade asset class

ECOncrete Tech LTD provides a revolutionary science-based approach to eco-engineering of urban, coastal, and marine infrastructure, providing robust, environmentally sensitive concrete solutions for ever-growing climate change threats such as the sea-level rise and superstorms. ECOncrete developed a series of concrete mixes and science-based designs that create suitable biological conditions for the development of rich and diverse floral and faunal communities while providing structural function and complying with all standards for marine construction. ECOncrete's technology has exhibited positive, statistically significant results in numerous long-term evaluation studies conducted in both temperate and tropical environments.

The Environmental Benefits

  • ECOncrete technology can be seemingly incorporated into any concrete elements used for coastal and offshore construction
  • Concrete enhanced with ECOncrete technology has a lifespan of up to 120 years
  • ECOncrete® Admix complies with US, UK, EU, & Australian standards: ASTM C494, Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
  • ECOncrete technology improves water quality surrounding concrete infrastructure by up to 16x compared to standard concrete
  • ECOncrete technology has 7 times carbon sequestration capacity as compared to standard used concrete
  • ECOncrete technology show at least 2 times biodiversity as compared to standard used concrete

The Financial Benefits

  • In one U.S. project, including ECOncrete’s technology in breakwaters reduced mitigation penalties by approximately 80%, or about 14 million USD, or nearly 15% of overall project costs
  • Depending on the features of the project, integrating ECOncrete can expedite permitting processes

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ECOncrete Tech Ltd

ECOncrete technology enables the construction of nature-positive concrete marine infrastructure.

Headquarters Eixample, 08011 Barcelona, Spain
Type Startup or self-employed
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